Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Scholastic Book Orders Due Tomorrow!

Today we practiced playing cooperative games in the classroom. Students were given no instructions and were asked to work together to play snakes and ladders. They had to decide as a group who went first and the rules of the games. We learned a few things about working in groups!

1. It doesn't always matter who goes first. 
2. We need to think of a fair way to decide the order in which we play. We could play: who doesn't blink, rock paper scissors, black shoe, roll the dice to see who has the biggest number
3. We need to use kind words and cheer each other on
4. It doesn't matter who 'won' the game as long as we all had fun! 

Playing snakes and ladders is a great way for students to practice subitizing using the dice and counting using a 100s chart. 

We also practiced with shades and tints!

Please ask me: (Vocab words to look for: darker, lighter)

What happens when you mix a colour with white?

What happens when you mix a colour with black?

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Today in math we practiced our doubles facts. We used index cards to help us practice. 

Ask your child to practice reading and solving the following number sentences

(hint: read as one plus one equals two)

1+1=? 

2+2=?

3+3=?

4+4=?

5+5=?

We're excited to learn the rest of our doubles in the coming days.

Practice your double facts on this game:

https://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-1/add-doubles

Reminders

- Popcorn day again tomorrow

- Scholastic Book Orders due Dec 1st

- No school Friday

- Fun lunch Dec 7 - order at healthyhunger.ca

Monday, November 28, 2016

Today we had the pleasure of showing off our reading skills to students in Ms. Bakkan's class! We partnered up with someone from Ms. Bakkan's class, and read our poem books to them. Here are some pictures :)

Coming Home Today: Scholastic Book Orders! Great Christmas gift ideas! If you wish to place an order, please return the forms by Thursday, December 1st. I will submit the order on Thursday afternoon to ensure the orders arrive before Christmas.

In the past I have had parents want to keep items a surprise for Christmas - if you would like to do this as well, we can arrange a time for you to pick up the orders when they come, instead of sending them home with students. 

Reminders: 

Popcorn for sale for $2 Tuesday and Wednesday

No school Friday